Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

Apr 19, 1986

1h 0m

★ 7.5

Overview

Her story is well-known — the lonely child who yearned for affection and approval which she finally seemed to find as Hollywood's greatest love goddess. But even though she scaled heights few could even dream of, she was one of the loneliest of stars.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Wombat Productions

DeVillier Donegan Enterprizes

Cinemax

Janson Media

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Cast

Self - Narrator

Richard Widmark

Self

Clarke Gordon

Self

Amy Greene-Andrews

Self

Celeste Holm

Self

Joshua Logan

Self

Robert Mitchum

Self

Don Murray

Self

Sheree North

Self

John Springer

Self

Susan Strasberg

Self

Laszlo Willinger

Self

Shelley Winters

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0.0

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